Target.



PATENTED JULY.`2. 190'?,

R. E. PURY.

TARGET. APPLIUATIDN FILED JULYB, 1906.

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fel/Vi h1 una 1 www No. 858,971. h j VPATL'LITLL JULY 2, 19,07.

' l R. H. FURY.

TARGET. APPLICATION FILED JULYS,1906.

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Tenorio V Be it hownthat Lonm H. Fm, a. citizen-oi` the United Sttes" s t Baltimore, in the State o! Maryland, have invented new and' pxovements in Target,of1'rhich tho fol1owing-i-n- *useful Im.-

the bullet "is automatically indicated at n' io .pomme meneame nno .biecc :offen protone te no -prductoii of n'. tsrget constrneted of' independently the ofthe tum influence an indi.- -iostor m mtoooaticilty 'tno movement of che,

sida' in 'estnneto'ls-of oonstruction :nd combina- 'een of pox-n nich mobo dmibeefmo folbeing pointed ont in the' appended elgimm 'nlp mima dem of commettono: ma pioseninvention in tlie ncoolnpnyng limit of movxneno in t't'ro sheets, and in Which- '52o' mgmlinyiewin none almeno: i wie: oonin'aodnnce vith my invention, e portion ofth mi mt Pkw beine broken my toshmr the cont'sctplate, the electxcal being showin oomdfnnpu. 2 is o vie* in ide eleratiou of. thetarget 'fand' indicator. I` g.`3 is :wier im end elevntion of the indienen, the set positionsofthe v uous ports indited Ain tnll'linea and theopmti in dottedlneg. j Fig. 4in n. broken sectonslvie1r .oi n'portoof theit got plato the ilnpget mrfacethexeoi,

'pomme nommen. i: wm be @el 'my .wel lfzndns .met wmprises tv r main eleines'xmn tuget pxope, nndfnn indieser, the waged to be nemmeno- Y thetomiormoognsniosofnoildmuin -of equi-diameter,

plate lghereinnfter vdb plane surface, the arrangement corresponding tothe usuel tuget'divlsioni'. The'relatively' fol-inni o`r of primarily o prvoienancisietemenernof en .ech section adjacent the ofthe 'adjoining election' is coincident with pfaid The totalmente pn@ en connecte to asub stantalbaeeplate 9,' whhlttemaybe formed upon the groundfxis preferred? The'spportinfg'lpldte -is designed to independently nuppo'rt the section l offthe tagetplate, each oi said sections vbeing plete, the free ends f the. boltebeing con spring iz ne munged m escono bom 1o, swing fhemget @om and the porting pue, @new to mantailrtlelmgt sectionentth relntireioxjy'erd The contact plete-8 ie uupbportetjl'ini or theplat'e supporting plete' .and further holdin applied position 'by n brace har' M connected to 'the' "contect plate ndto. nie me pme 9, as nearly shown in Fig. 2; A-ploral. ity ot neriesof contact poete 15416, 17'nnd l8,'nre munt` 'ed inthe'obntact plato, p xoecting in both directions beyond the mspectlye surfaces ofthe plate, es at 19 and 210 Eaeh series of contact poste nrc disposed in're'ar of one of the target sections, whereby to provide n series' of contact posts foreach section, 'vqhf 'to be influenced in-the Vnmwemenf; f that section, and

in provided with e. series of contact pins 2 1 fixed ce and p xoeetg rearwardly from the sectionnud aldnbly mountodin openings in th nxipporting plate. The

'sections are in'nonnnposition, thorn-e1: rho'forward.

' 12,'the hee or relative end of seid pins ares'poced mounted in the'contt plete.

'limt'of 'notament undp: the`niluence of the As' above l lesc1'ibe d, the' target ooxppeak 'target plate; made up ot a. plgmlty oiindependent sect-ions, s' lsupporting plntemonn'ted upo'n the baseslidn'bli supporting fhesectlonsof the tnlgetfplate,

. the juillet, wherehjrito insure z -Fwd respective section under qu, or@ d- .n

' for' connection@ any mimmo nopptog wim; niet@ extending bolts 10,'V of tho parte t'o pesa through openings for-niedin the'supwith nuts ll'to prevent disconnection of theparts. -1

at their respective ends ngnnlt the feces of 2, being mounted upon o nud-.Ia'p'xojeting from the which are protected egninstimuence in the movement l oi any of the other sections. Each section st the tnrg'et-A moet pon ne 'of men length :hog-when no ooge:

gage the contact posts corresponding to the particular sections, when the section is operated under the impact 'of a bullet. L

An indicator is arranged for cooperation with the target, ;being in electrical communication therewith in a manner to be' later described. The indicator comprises a. series of signal disks, corresponding in number to the sections of the target-plate.

'v The indicator 'comprisesa base structure 22 formed adjacent the relatively forward end oi each side edge with avvertcally projecting car 23 in hwhich ears is ro- -tatably supported a signal shaft .24. Signals 25,26-, 2,7 and 328 corresponding in number to thefse'ctions ofthc target plate are loosely mounted on the shaft 24. Each ,of the signals comprises -a disk29 secured to the upper end of an arm 30, the lower end of which is fixed to a sleeve 3l Vloosely encirclingthe shaft 24, any appropr'iate-means being provided for preventing relative longitudinal movement of thesleeve without' interfer- -2O ing with the independcnt.relative movement thei'eof.

As before explained, therespective disks are4 adapted4 to correspond with the resgctive sections of the target plate, and for the purposes. of identification are each unarked cir-colored to correspond withthe yindividual corresponding target-plate or coloring of the section. 4 f

Directly in rear of leach signal, I arrange an .elec- ,Lrosmagnet- B the armature 33 of which i sinthe' form ci a spring plate fixedly secured at, its lower. end:V to .the base 22.., .',llhearmatilre plate is provided with-V f acontact piece-3.4 disposed in alinement with the core of the "magnet, the normal tension of the armaturel .plate maintaining the oontact'piece and magneticore slightly separated. iThe upper end of the armature 4plate .is provided with a forwardly projecting hook member 35,- designed .to cooperate with and engage a rearwardlyprojecting -nexnberl 36 on the signalarm 3 0.

The relative disposition andshape of the respective hook members 35 and 36 is such'that when the targetj 40 signal is in normal position, that is, inclined rearwardly from a vertical position relative to `the base, said hook members will engage to secure the signals in such in# clined or normal positions, the movement of the arma- .ture lplates under the attractive. inliuence of the mag` i net when energized, disengaging. the hook members and permitting the particular signal to begmoved vto operative position through the 'medium of al spring37 secured toa pin projecting from the sleeve 31 and to thebase22.- A .l

l As a means for' resetting such of the signals as may l.have-been operated in the use of the target,.;l .mount ainthe 'ears 23 of the base-plate an inverted .TI-shaped resetting ba'r,38, the cross-bar 39 4of which is of a-length to include all of the signalarms and lis so spagedV from the shaft 24 as to engage said arms adjacentthe .icon- 1 nection of the-'disks thereto. The bearing portion o f i' the'resetting bar mounted, in one, oi the ears 23.1350,-

-cts' beyond the relative "onutgfface otpsaid Guti-periphery of whichprojects@ resetting .or floot lever 4l.l The edge -of the dislgAQisnotched at' 42th .provide shoulders 43;.adapted .the movement of the 5. disln to engage a pin 44 fixed tdgthe ea'r. 23. The shoulders 43 are so arranged as to limit the respective movements of the resetting bar, the normaler forward positon of said bar being approximately vertical relativo to thelbase, .and the rear or operative position of the bar being such as to rnc-ve the hools: members carried by the signal arms into copcrative engagement with the hook members carried by the armature plates. The normally .forward position ol the resetting bar thusoperatessgstop to limit the forward movement of the signal. arms, thereby determining the operative position of said arms, as will be evident. The reset- Ating bar is normally maintained in forward position through the medium of coil'spring 45 secured to the periphery of the disk 40 and to the edge of the hase 22. To provideior electrically influencing'the particular signal .upon the movement of a target section, I connect therespective series oi contactpins by conductore 46, 47, 48 and 49, respectively, leading from said conductors line wires 50, 5l, 52 and 53, which extend to the-electro-magnets 32 of the signals 25, 26, 27, and 28, `respectively. The contact posts are insulated contact plate 3, and the latter is insulated rom,the supporting plate 2. The base plate l9 of the target is suitably grounded to. a conductor 54, and

each of the electro-magnets are also grounded to a conductor-55.4 The contact pins 21 normally engage the supporting platel-2, so that a. series oi circuits are provided brokeu only in ,thcnormal spacing between the contact Apins, and' forwardly projecting lsections '19 of the contact posts. Each of the circuits will, of course, include a source of energy, asa battery 56, and while 'preferring the use of the grounded circuits described, it is apparent that'theiull metallic circuits may be used with equal efficiency.

Assuming the yparts constructed and arranged as described, with the'indicator located adjacent the marksman or inspector, the operation of my self-indicating target is asfollows: The bullet impact causes the par ticular section to move inward with the effectto move thepins 2l carried by that section into contact with the 7contactposts' of the series corresponding to the section. This contact closes the circuit, energizes the particular .electroonagnet and attracts the armature plate thereof. .Tls movement of the armature plate releases the particular signahpemiitting the same to be projected into operative position,.thereby notifying the rnarksman or .inspector that the section of the target corresponding V to'the signal operated has been struck by the bullet'. The manual operation oi the lever 4l operates to reset the signal,ar1n as desired.

In order to avoid destructive impact of the signal arms. and the resetting 'our 39, in the movement of said 115 arms to operative position, I prefer to envelop the cross-bar of theresetting arm in a resilient covering, such as a. soft rubber tube, 57. inthe use of the self-indicating signal target, the resuits of the marksmans efforts arereadily and instantly determined through the automatic operation` described, lenalziling the scores to be given immediately .npon the determination of any particular effort, Wthpiitthe usuaclfincidental delays. lfurthermore, as the connection between thel target proper and the indicator pits ordinarily foi-the argi' lender and sig- While preferring the specific details oi structure shown and descrbed,.it s 'to be understood that I do 'not limit myself tllereto, :isV various modiiicetions,

Within thescope oi the appended claims, may be resorted to wthoutyarying the'princlples oi' the present invention. i

In connection with the modifications above referred to l particularly contemplate aswithin the spirit ond scopeloi-the present invention, the combining of the supporting plateand Contact plate into a single disk or p1atein which event, yof course, contact'posts will be carried by said plate, and the contact pins oi thetan f g'et plate will project from the sections oi said plate as new, iszt only a suflcient length to engage the contact postsv ',Having thus described the 'invention what claimed said indicator comprising a base, a'series of electromag nets corresponding inl number to the number of target sec- -tlons supported on the base, a shaft mounted in the base inndvan'ce of the electro-magnets, c. seiies of signals cor-..

responding in number to the target sections independently mounted on'saidshait and arranged respectively in ad '.avstcp forvthe operative movement of the signals'.

in testimony whereof, I aix my signature in presence rance 'of one of the electro-magnets, a' locking means in-y fluenced by the electro-magnet for normally holding the targets in a position inclined from the vertical, means carried by the target and sections for closing the respective electro-magnet circuits, and 'a spring connected to each signal and arranged to project the signal into 'vertical po 'sition upon the influence of the locking-means by the electro-magnet I 3. The combination with a target comprising indef pendently movable sections, of an indicator for said target,

said indicator comprising a base, a series of electromagvnets corresponding in number to the number of target sections supported on the base, a shaft mounted in the base in advance of tlie. electro-magnets, a sries of signals `corresponding in number to the targetk sections independently mounted on said 4shaft and arranged respectively Y 'in advance of one of the electro-magnets, a locking means iniiuenced by the electro-magnet for normally holding the targets in a position inclined from the vertical, means car- .ried by the target and sections for closing the respective electro-magnet circuits, and :t spring connected to each" signal and arranged to project the signal into vertical position upon the innence of the locking means by the electromagnet,v a single resetting bar supported in the base and lying in advance and arranged for cooperation with all of the signals, a lever for operating said bar, and means for limiting the movement of the lever in both directions, whereby the resetting bar is normally disposedto provid of two witnesses. i

' l ROBERT H. 'FURY.

, 4 Witnesses.:

LEVY J. FULn,

S..T. K. SUMMEes. 

